US Congress House Bill 3951 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on October 4 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-10-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Aviation Humanitarian Crisis Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation (DOT) to declare an aviation humanitarian crisis at airports serving areas in which a federally-declared major disaster or emergency exists. For each such humanitarian crisis, DOT shall identify the airports subject to the disaster declaration and the time period during which the declaration applies. The bill limits the ability of air carriers to impose an excess charge for any seat on a flight or a passenger facility charge during the period of such crisis.

Aviation Humanitarian Crisis Act of 2017

Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-10-05	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
2017-10-05	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
2017-10-04	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2017-10-04	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3951/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3951/BILLS-115hr3951ih.pdf